CORNWALL, Ontario – A beer tasting event that last year raised more than $15,000 to help young victims of diabetes is back this year with a vengeance.
The popular annual event will see as many as 10 craft breweries set up shop at the Agora Centre in Cornwall Nov. 6.
“We’re so pleased with the number of craft breweries that have signed on to help us this year,” said organizer Jeff Lalonde. “Our event has grown every year and we can’t thank our sponsors and beer tasters enough.
“With their help we will find a cure.”
The third round of Crafting a Cure raises funds for the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation (JDRF), an organization dedicated to type one diabetes research funding and advocacy.
Lalonde and his wife Cherie know all about diabetes. Their teenaged children Ashley and Evan both have type-one diabetes. This summer Ashley slipped into a diabetic coma and nearly died.
Without the help of her quick-thinking brother who force-fed her a pair of juice boxes, and the work of doctors and nurses it’s likely the 17-year-old would have become another statistic in a disease that kills all too often.
“She was doing everything right,” said Lalonde, adding his daughter had eaten properly and was taking the medications necessary to keep diabetes in check. “Her body just absorbed more than it normally would and caused her to crash.”
More than 250 beer enthusiasts are expected at the Crafting a Cure event.
Tickets are available at Scotiabank in Cornwall and more information on the event can be found here.
